Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] was for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 But her smile was strange — as if she was sharing a secret with me , that this was an illusion it was for us two , not the old man , to foster .
2 At this moment it was for him to protect her , and he must find a way to do it .
3 Setting a blistering pace of 91pts on day one , on day two it was 92pts easing off slightly on Sunday it was for them a modest 89pts to give them a grand total of 272pts , 16pts clear of the teams in second and third places on 256pts they were Karl O'Donnell ( Newlands ) , C Burke , V Burke , C McKeone .
4 The same day , Mobutu warned the conference against this course , asserting in a statement read on national radio that under the present Constitution it was for him to appoint the head of government .
5 I had a feeling it was for you .
6 He appreciated how difficult it was for me ‘ to give way ’ , what a wrench it was for someone who always operated on his own to cooperate with an act he neither understood nor , at that time , actively sought .
7 And I lost the bet by the way , cos I said to da , Andy , I bet you fifty P it was for my brother , and it was n't .
8 So he said I I do n't want to keep you , and I I could see what struggle it was for him to come a er so often in the bad weather , that er I I started the same idea .
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